Macromia

River cruisers
Macromia illinoiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Macromiidae
Genus: Macromia
Rambur, 1842[1]

Macromia is a genus of large dragonflies in the family Macromiidae.[2] Species of the genus Macromia are commonly known as river cruisers from their habit of cruising long distances along river banks. Most species occur in the tropical Australasian region, with one species being found in Europe (Macromia splendens),[3] and a few species occurring in North America.[4]

  1. ^ Rambur, Jules (1842). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Névroptères (in French). Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. 534 [137] – via Gallica.
  2. ^ "Genus Macromia Rambur, 1842". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Msp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Paulson, Dennis R. (2009). Dragonflies and Damselflies of the West. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-12281-6.